HORNSBY PICKS LOCAL PROJECTS TO RECEIVE NSW GOVERNMENT FUNDING
Now is the time for Hornsby residents to consider which projects will provide the most benefit to their local area and choose what they would like funded as part of the NSW Government’s My Community Project program. Member for Hornsby Matt Kean MP said voting in Hornsby opened on Monday 15 July 2019, giving local […]
Northholm Students raise over $29,000 for Destiny Rescue
Congratulations to Northholm Grammar School Year 11 Students (Ella Cotrona, Emma Mercieca, Ciaran Dyson and Denique Shai-Hee) who raised $29,200 for Destiny Rescue. Northholm coordinates a Year 11 Leadership Program that seeks to develop the important skills of self-awareness, communication, influence and learning agility. Part of the program is providing students with the opportunity to […]
Hills Grammar Showcase their Musicality
Hills Grammar hosted it’s annual Music Showcase on the 20th of June, with some of it’s finest musical talents on display. Students from the Junior School right through to the Senior School all showcased their musicality in the choir, string ensembles, melody makers, campanella’s, sinfoni’s and band groups. It was a fantastic turn-out at the […]
Hillside students continue to excel!
What an exciting term 2 our students had. We finished the term with a mufti day celebrating 100 Days of learning at school this year. Students were involved in a variety of individual and small group STEAM activities. It was a wonderful way to celebrate a successful semester. On the sporting field our students have […]
PACIFIC HILLS SHOWCASES ITS CREATIVE ARTS
Since the Nineties, Pacific Hills Christian School has been wowing the Dural community every two years with a musical extravaganza…and the most recent production was another sell-out event. Mary Poppins featured a cast of 117 students from the Dural campus, with the music provided by a 14-member live orchestra. Behind the scenes there were another […]
Still Creek Landcare – Can Your Garden Help?
I had an idea recently on how our gardens can do more, a lot more, while giving you more pleasure, increasing your knowledge and at the same time helping to save Threatened Species in our area. After reading an Article ‘Why You Should Let Nature Take Over Your Lawn’ from Popular Mechanics I realized how […]
Warrah Farm Shop
‘FERVENT ENTHUSIASM’ is probably a good way to describe the mood of the past month here at Warrah Farm. We have begun our transition to the preparation phase for Spring, which included welcoming new faces to the team. Young farmers with a great passion for organic and biodynamic market gardening, Cameron and Steve are excited […]
Bromeliad Society Of Australia – Mini Fair With Peter Tristram Bromeliad Guru | 9am – 3pm On Sat 10 August
The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold a very special event at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 10 August commencing at 9am until 3pm. A Mini Fair featuring rare and interesting bromeliads from Peter Tristram, Forest Drive Nursery at Repton, NSW and recognised as a guru in the Bromeliad world. A great […]
Free Native Plants!
Once again, a generous donor has enabled Still Creek Landcare to offer free local native plants to landowners who live in Hornsby Council’s rural area, or Hills Shire along Old Northern Road. We want the plants to go to people who are clearing privet or lantana or other weeds and who wish to revegetate with […]
Galston Garden Club
While most of the State was engrossed with cockroaches and cane toads and which one would win the State of Origin (yay NSW!), at the July meeting of the Galston Garden Club, members were given hints and tips to encourage bird life into their gardens. Our guest speaker was Cathy Goswell from the Cumberland Bird […]